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Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency

Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency is a research topic within Neurology. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 15.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the diagnosis and management of Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, a neurological disorder primarily caused by thiamine deficiency, often associated with alcohol misuse. The papers cover topics such as neuropathology, alcohol withdrawal, diabetic complications, benzodiazepine therapy, neuroimaging, alcoholic neuropathy, and the role of oxidative stress and vitamin B1 in the syndrome.

  • Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Thiamine Deficiency
  • Alcohol Withdrawal
  • Neuropathology
  • Diabetic Complications
  • Benzodiazepine Therapy
  • Neuroimaging
  • Alcoholic Neuropathy
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Vitamin B1
Research works
21k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+12%
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This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (887 and 253 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 887 works
  2. 2 China 253 works
  3. 3 India 199 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 152 works
  5. 5 Japan 116 works
  6. 6 France 98 works
  7. 7 Spain 96 works
  8. 8 Australia 86 works
  9. 9 Canada 80 works
  10. 10 Germany 79 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 43.4%China: 12.4%India: 9.7%United Kingdom: 7.4%6 others listed: 27.1%43%largest
United States887 · 43.4%China253 · 12.4%India199 · 9.7%United Kingdom152 · 7.4%6 others listed554 · 27.1%

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Which institutions lead Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Yale University publishes the most Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency research, followed by Harvard University and University of California, San Francisco.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Yale UniversityUnited States 13 works
  2. 2 Harvard UniversityUnited States 9 works
  3. 3 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 9 works
  4. 4 University of TorontoCanada 8 works
  5. 5 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 8 works
  6. 6 Texas Tech UniversityUnited States 8 works
  7. 7 InsermFrance 7 works
  8. 8 Karolinska InstitutetSweden 7 works
  9. 9 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 7 works
  10. 10 Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterUnited States 7 works

Who are the leading researchers in Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency include Paul I. Dargan.

  1. 1 Paul I. Dargan United Kingdom 4.2k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency research done?

The largest centres of Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Beijing (China) and Boston (United States).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 40 works
  2. 2 New York United States 34 works
  3. 3 Beijing China 31 works
  4. 4 Boston United States 31 works
  5. 5 Moscow Russia 31 works
  6. 6 Paris France 30 works
  7. 7 Tokyo Japan 28 works
  8. 8 Madrid Spain 26 works
  9. 9 New Delhi India 22 works
  10. 10 Toronto Canada 21 works
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Where is the best place to study Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency?

Among universities, judged by research, Yale University, Harvard University and University of Toronto score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 15.7333%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Yale University: 13, 17.9%Harvard University: 9, 30.1%University of Toronto: 8, 24.3%University of California, San Francisco: 9, 13.2%All India Institute of Medical Sciences: 8, 6.0%Texas Tech University: 8, 2.9%Harvard UniversityUniversity of TorontoYale UniversityUniversity of Califo…
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#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Yale UniversityUnited States 57.117.9%4.5×13 +20.7%
2 Harvard UniversityUnited States 49.930.1%2.6×9 +7.5%
3 University of TorontoCanada 37.824.3%2.0×8 +32.7%
4 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 35.313.2%4.8×9 +7.0%
5 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 33.76.0%4.8×8 +271.0%
6 Texas Tech UniversityUnited States 28.22.9%6.8×8 -11.9%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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